Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09
A SQCALLl OUTLOOK.
THE FISHERY DISPUTE pEVEIOPES AN
JNEAPECTED PHASE
Co1use, Held by 0&ses Concerning Seizure Of ,a.
Sr-a Canadian Government Makes Efforts
% Capture G.1a,asigy S.a.aay-s- s-Brgsa
War Vessels % TAAs q hand.

HALIFAN, y. :, August r.-Consul
General rhelan has received no further ad.
vices concerning the seizure at Souris ot
the schooner J Il. Perrin, and 1t is rot
likely that he will hear anything more
until the course to be pursed by the Do
mIniou authorities Is known.
The seizure has created considerable ex-
citemeut here, is 1t Is reported to be not
only for an oGcnse against the customs
laws. hUt also for violation OF the treaty
OF isis, and to be such serious cLse rs To
require the immediate presence OF Consul
General phrlau.
TREAT interest also attaches To q confer
ruce which took place SATURDAY. between
the Minister ut Fisheries. Rear Admiral
Luce, Con~u, General Pheau and CAPTAIN
Scott The conference occurred on board
the l. ;. Flagship Richmond, and lasted
ovrl an hour. Ii Is understood that cir
yImstauccS connected with recent seizures
the administration Of Canadian customs
regulations. the rights of American fisher
meu IN Canadian waters. the statement of
questions by Admiral Luce and Captain
S"ottS replies thereto, and other matters.
we're freely and frankly discussed. though
purely informally.
Regarding the eases of the Gloucester
srhoouerS, Argouaut and Frcuch. Minister
Foster declared 10 TO be- the intention of the
Canadian authorities To
CAPTURE THOSE VESSELS
wherever they could liud them. either uI-
s.ic the Canadian limits OF cu the high
seats outside the territorial waters Of the
utted States. llr argued that the vessels.
upon the admission ot their crews. had
clearly brru guilty OF violating the treaty.
Jud therefore were liable To forfeiture. and
q forfeited vessel could be- taken anywhere
outside the territorial waters OF another
Power.
Both Admiral Luce and Consul General
uuriaa strongly dl>Sruted from this view
aui rwp.auully expressed their opinions
tIa. the ultei States would never permit
those Vessels tu ue taken outside. the terri
t1rial waters ct Canada
Minister Foster lett the ri.y SATURDAY,
NIGHT tor 81 ,Iuhu> y. b. Ii is impossible
@ @truryau mole than is above reported
r1ucsm.r- tur conference The Consul
General states tjHt hr had - second inter
view alone with the NiuiSttroi Fisheries
bat that h~ cannot Stv what its nature
was. He will not give am explanation of
tine abandonment OF the idea of ISSUING
% circular % uitrd States fishermen. aud
the only Elrt 10 be- aSrcrtaiusi is that the
instructions prepared were torn up and
St.Ef ffprEI fR Tho. Win. -
10 Is asserted That The American author
lNt- are d"iuE a,. they can towards keeping
matters - smooth ''S p'Ssl't, between the
w." rouuiliy- american fishermen
hoUosi 'F officers oi the American "dE
SNIP lAh'ir' nave "rtn warned against Nl"-
latlng the treaty or ihr Canadian Customs
laws. and told that II tn"y "o 50 they must
suteT the Doisrg ueuc'N.
ADMIRAL -'',. -'' '"".'@H'
the following statement nm regard 10 the
circular which he issued giving ju,trur-
tons 20 American fishermen, and which
> rr"tarv Whitney has ordered destroyed.
Wy position l~ costly druu"d ID Is nm
d..~'ood "y common report tH.' ih' I'M
T.. states '''NrT"'"''i ana ''l'' "i 'i"''
"iit,'N axe nov "'-''..'''E '"' S',''7
-. -. =. ,r. nv, ~ ,T,-
United Srg,.- vessels of war in Canadian
g.,,rr, ro avoid doing ANYTHING that uiyht
even l..Ir,.s our ,i,yrrumru, or add 10 the
complication of the various question, g.,
l,,rr The shin. of the North Atlantic
s..IaFron were not sent To the Gul,p, 81.
I.tgrrnrr to prevent by force tA. -eizurr
%. American fishermen bv Dominion rru.,.